Book DescriptionKacey and Sara have been the best of friends since grade three. They did everything together. But then Kacey left and Sara had to learn to cope with her life after that moment. She knows everyone at school is staring and whispering about her behind her back. And the "Obnoxious Counsellor" that her parents force her to meet with thinks writing letters to Kacey in a journal will help Sara deal with her grief. Her parents and teachers are trying to convince her that life needs to get back to normal — but how can anything ever be normal again? She and Kacey had plans — college together, vacations around the world, best friends together forever. But then Kacey chose to end her life and Sara was left to try to understand what it all meant. Tags: Young Adult, Teen Mental Health, Suicide, Loss Publisher: Red Deer Press (Spring 2015)

"Green's raw and achingly honest debut does a masterful job capturing the intense spectrum of emotions felt by a teenage girl trying to make sense of the senseless… An honest and heartbreaking journey toward healing."— Kirkus Starred Review

"When Kacey Left is an exceptional balance of authentic voice, communicating the complex emotions of hurt, confusion, anger and hopeful information, portraying the small steps that add up to the process of finding well-being on the other side of the pain."— VOYA Magazine

"Dawn Green has done a great service to bringing suicide out of the closet and to the forefront of discussions by addressing what can happen in its aftermath."— CanLit for LittleCanadians